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How clean is the air?

Air pollution (PM2.5), 213 countries & territories. Population-weighted mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), from satellite-based estimates (Washington University SatPM). The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³.

lowest≥ 7.3 µg/m³≥ 11.1 µg/m³≥ 14.7 µg/m³≥ 18.6 µg/m³≥ 24.6 µg/m³≥ 34.5 µg/m³ no data
Source: SatPM, Atmospheric Composition Analysis… via Our World in Data· 2024

The ranking

  1. 1 Qatar 75.5 µg/m³ 2024
  2. 2 Bangladesh 65 µg/m³ 2024
  3. 3 Kuwait 57.3 µg/m³ 2024
  4. 4 United Arab Emirates 55.7 µg/m³ 2024
  5. 5 Pakistan 53.8 µg/m³ 2024
  6. 6 Cameroon 51.5 µg/m³ 2024
  7. 7 Saudi Arabia 50.4 µg/m³ 2024
  8. 8 Nigeria 50 µg/m³ 2024
  9. 9 Iraq 48.8 µg/m³ 2024
  10. 10 Bahrain 48.1 µg/m³ 2024
  11. 11 Niger 47.9 µg/m³ 2024
  12. 12 India 44.2 µg/m³ 2024
  13. 13 Rwanda 41.8 µg/m³ 2024
  14. 14 Egypt 41.3 µg/m³ 2024
  15. 15 DR Congo 41.2 µg/m³ 2024
  16. 16 Nepal 40.7 µg/m³ 2024
  17. 17 Bolivia 40.6 µg/m³ 2024
  18. 18 Burundi 40.4 µg/m³ 2024
  19. 19 Congo 40.3 µg/m³ 2024
  20. 20 Afghanistan 40 µg/m³ 2024
  21. 21 Chad 39.2 µg/m³ 2024
  22. 22 Mongolia 38.2 µg/m³ 2024
  23. 23 Iran 37.7 µg/m³ 2024
  24. 24 Uganda 37.3 µg/m³ 2024
  25. 25 Senegal 36.5 µg/m³ 2024
  26. 26 Gambia 35.7 µg/m³ 2024
  27. 27 Equatorial Guinea 35.4 µg/m³ 2024
  28. 28 Benin 35.3 µg/m³ 2024
  29. 29 Mauritania 35.2 µg/m³ 2024
  30. 30 Yemen 35 µg/m³ 2024
  31. 31 Burkina Faso 34.6 µg/m³ 2024
  32. 32 Oman 34.1 µg/m³ 2024
  33. 33 Jordan 32.6 µg/m³ 2024
  34. 34 Tajikistan 32.6 µg/m³ 2024
  35. 35 Central African Republic 32.3 µg/m³ 2024
  36. 36 Gabon 32.2 µg/m³ 2024
  37. 37 Armenia 31.8 µg/m³ 2024
  38. 38 Honduras 31.6 µg/m³ 2024
  39. 39 China 31.3 µg/m³ 2024
  40. 40 Myanmar 31.2 µg/m³ 2024
  41. 41 Djibouti 31.1 µg/m³ 2024
  42. 42 Mali 31 µg/m³ 2024
  43. 43 Togo 31 µg/m³ 2024
  44. 44 Syria 30.8 µg/m³ 2024
  45. 45 El Salvador 30.7 µg/m³ 2024
  46. 46 Uzbekistan 30 µg/m³ 2024
  47. 47 Turkmenistan 29.1 µg/m³ 2024
  48. 48 Guinea-Bissau 29 µg/m³ 2024
  49. 49 Sudan 28.8 µg/m³ 2024
  50. 50 Ghana 28.2 µg/m³ 2024

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